Planetary hours
in Bukhara.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:50
- 2☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:38
- 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:03 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.